Almost a month into 2013, it’s the time of year for making resolutions and, all too often, breaking them soon after. Most common are plans to lose weight, live healthier, and get fitter than ever before. When it comes down to it, we clearly want to prioritize our health, but it’s often difficult to take time out of our busy schedules.

This is starting to change in the “internet of things” era, which has the potential to transform the way we approach health and wellness. Connected devices, working via machine-to-machine communication are making remote health management a reality. You may be wondering why M2M-based mHealth is revolutionary. After all, we can see from this year’s CES that even refrigerators and light switches are incorporating M2M technology.

Well, imagine receiving prescriptions via your mobile device; having a checkup via tele-monitoring; or your vital signs sent to your doctor thanks to sensor monitoring. In terms of post-surgical care, mHealth may provide the possibility for patients to leave the hospital sooner and recover from operations in the comfort of their own home.

As my colleague Ray Wizbowski mentioned in a post earlier this week, the challenge and necessity with M2M-based healthcare is to ensure it is secure. Having bank details stolen is particularly stressful to deal with, but having our healthcare compromised would be infinitely worse. As Ray asserts, M2M security for healthcare is improving rapidly, which is good news for patients and the health industry alike. Keep checking in here on the blog over the next few weeks as we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the issues and innovation in the industry today.

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21/02/18 @ 10:02MikeFingerprint on my mobil and hope to se Iris in the mobil soon. And hope to see fingerprint i paymentcards!

19/02/18 @ 16:02Tiffany ConwayHi David,
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and interest in DDL! Unfortunately, at this time the pilot is still limited to a group of selected CO DMV participants, and enrollment at DMV locations is not yet being offered. We are working hard alongside our partners to ensure that DDL will be an option for any resident in the near future.
In the meantime, please do stay engaged in our pilot activity and news. And feel free to drop us a line at ddlpilot@gemalto.com – We would be happy to add your name to a wait-list of people who are interested in being part of a later phase of test participants.
Thanks again,
Tiffany

19/02/18 @ 16:02Tiffany ConwayHi Robert,
Yes, you hit the nail on the head! That is exactly the concept - a securely stored and locked application that houses an encrypted file which represents your driver's license or ID card in a digital format. This is very similar to mobile payment on your smart phone. The data that is presented is a digital representation of a physical credit card, but provides new benefits like greater convenience and higher security.
Thanks,
Tiffany